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January 11, 2015

Motivation

How do you get your motivation? Who, or what, motivates you?
In other words, who, or what, drives you to succeed, and to push your success
further and further? Maybe you are the best source of your own motivation;
maybe it is your family. Perhaps you are motivated purely by money, and the
quest for more of it; possibly the search for self-fulfillment is what
motivates you.

What is motivation? Is it the same as inspiration? If you
look in a thesaurus you will find that the word motivation equates with
incentive, inspiration, drive, enthusiasm, and other similar words. My friend,
Jon Turino, has written a book which I strongly encourage you to read, entitled
“Inspiration Now!” I know that you will find it inspiring, motivating, and very
supportive.

We all must discover our own motivation. Are we just slaves
to the dollar and is that what motivates us the most? Are we that shallow that
we only live in order to make more, and more, money? However, do we need money
to order to make our lives better? Is the money the necessary factor to enable
us to do the things that make our lives, and that of others, better?

Our motivation is the reason that we do what we do, and we
can have multiple reasons for our business lives and how we conduct ourselves. Our
rationale is how we act, what we actually do to make us more successful. Our
motivation makes us create our goals of what we want to accomplish, and these
goals may be the purpose for what we do.

Motivation is what we use to establish our goals to measure
our success. Goals may be the end result that we wish to reach in our work.
Goals can also be the intermediate steps that we use to reach the ultimate objectives
in life. We can have personal goals, and we can have business ones. We also
discover that some goals apply to both our personal and business lives. This is
a fact that we must understand and accept.

Books, videos, seminars, webinars, and other means of
education can provide motivation to us. We must renew our commitment to use
these tools and what we learn from them in our lives. It does us no good to
attend a seminar, take copious notes, and never apply what we learned. Practice
what you learn, and practice again, over and over. Your knowledge will allow
you to reach your goals and perhaps your motivation.

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Neither does
bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” This quote from Zig Ziglar may be
motivation in and of itself for us to incorporate what motivates us into our
lives. We must have a “why” for what we do, and how we do it. We should be able
to articulate our “why” to others and to ourselves.

What is your “why”? What makes you what you are, what you
do, and how you do it? Your “why” should be your motivation, along with the
desire to accomplish your goals and better your life, and the lives of others.
If you can accept, and attempt those goals, you will have a successful life,
both personally and in business.

Why do you do what you do, and how you do it? Do you agree
with these ideas concerning motivation? Whether you do or not, please leave me
your comments here, or email me at Jim@SOC4Now.com,or call me at 360-314-8691. Everyone’s
opinion counts, and I would love to chat with you no matter how you feel.